Hiking up one of the mountains here last weekend, I was struck by the beauty of fall. Not the standard sunlit yellows and vibrant reds — though there have been so many reds this year — but the subtle beauty after the leaves have fallen: the evergreens against the gray trunks of the aspens and oaks, the brick-reds and browns of the mountains, the straw-yellow of the dried grasses.
Fall just keeps unfolding as the snow line creeps lower. It’s hard to believe I’ll be skiing in a month. Fall is dramatic, bringing so much change so quickly — from warm sunny days to heavy rains, thunderstorms, and the first snows. The bright, majestic colors of the leaves fade, then the quieter beauty emerges. It’s the heralding of winter and the deepening of the dark.
As the days shorten here in the Northern Hemisphere, the waning light becomes so noticeable. We’re driving home by headlights, waking up before the sun. We’re descending into the shadows — the dark of the Sun’s yearly cycle. It’s a time of stillness and introspection, reflection and turning inward. All the inner work we set aside for the busy light of summer starts calling us back.
Even the Sun says so — no more late-evening mountain bike rides or hikes without needing a headlamp!
It’s Scorpio season — the Sun’s entrance into that bottomless water sign. Scorpio heads straight for the deep end. Then drills down through the concrete into the core of our feelings, emotions, and experiences. Scorpio is all about shadow and light, swinging between extremes just to see how far it can go.
It’s like a deep-sea diver pushing the limits of its lungs — testing how long it can hold its breath, how deep it can go, and how much pressure it can take. Scorpio feels most alive at the edge, in the rush, in what’s real. Never the mundane. Scorpio needs to feel — maybe more than any other sign.
It’s no coincidence that Halloween lives in Scorpio’s haunted house, rooted in the Celtic holy day of Samhain — when the veil between worlds is said to grow thin, and the dead walks aside us. We dress as witches and ghosts and surround ourselves with symbols of darkness and shadow — bats, spiders, webs, and ghouls — all the things we fear, the things we avoid within ourselves.
But somehow, at this time of year, it’s allowed to come out — often in fun, playful ways. This season invites us to notice what’s happening around us. The Earth mirrors this energy: still alive, but heading into winter slumber.
Scorpio season invites us to feel the feels — something we’re often so afraid of. Scorpio wants to go to the cavernous depths, drilling into the core, but also soaring to the highest heights. The middle of the road? That’s boring — death by a thousand cuts for Scorpio.
So, Scorpio season, Halloween, and Samhain all invite us to embrace and connect with our dark sides — the places we feel shame, the parts we hide.
The most important thing to remember is that when we feel those feelings, they only last for a moment. The energy moves through us — just like a toddler having a tantrum. They lose their minds, scream and cry, and then it’s over. They’re happy again minutes later. That’s our guide: when we resist what we’re feeling, it just stays. But when we have the courage to face it, it moves through, and something new blooms within us.
Recently, I woke up in the middle of the night feeling panic. I wanted to attach it to something — work, money, clients — something my mind could latch onto. But I realized that was a distraction.
So, I sat with it. I let myself feel the panic. And underneath, I found that terrified part of me — the child who froze when my dad came into my room late at night to molest me. I’ve lived with that primal fear for decades. But instead of spinning about it, I stayed with the feeling. Within minutes, the energy started to shift. I could breathe again — belly breaths — and eventually, I fell back asleep.
That’s the power of Scorpio season. The veils are thin, not just between us and our ancestors, but within ourselves. When we let those walls drop inside, we can connect with the inner parts that need our love and attention — and finally move through them, instead of being held hostage by them.
The Earth is mirroring this same energy: alive, but quieting. The subtlety of color. The bears fattening for hibernation. The birds migrating. The nights growing longer and colder. The sun waning, and the darkness rising.
So, what are you feeling as the light fades? What are you noticing around you — in the Earth, and within yourself? What is Scorpio’s boundless, lonely call asking you to explore?
I’m Sheridan, your AstroLife Coach. If you’re ready to explore where you’re feeling lonely and what you can do to change that, I invite you to join my Moon Sisters Circle community. We meet twice a month to learn about boundaries, limiting beliefs, and how to get out of our own way with easy, concrete steps that make real change.
Wishing you an empowered, sacred, feminine week — and I’ll see you next time for the Taurus Full Moon, where we’ll explore what gives us pleasure, and why we shy away from it so easily.
✨ With love,
Sheridan
Astrology Life Coach
